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Interconnected block puzzle

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-05-14
BARBARA CORNELIUS & JONATHAN PAUL SLIGH +1
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It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an interconnected block puzzle which may overcome the abovementioned disadvantages or provide the public with a useful or commercial choice.

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These known blocks are interconnected in a manner which restricts the versatility of the blocks and restricts the permutations and combinations to relatively few variations which have little aesthetic appeal.

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Referring to the drawings, there is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 6 an interconnected block puzzle which has been arranged to form a square cubic shape. The block puzzle is formed from eight blocks and each block is of the same size and shape. The shape of each block is that of a triangular prism.

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the block puzzle when in the cubic shape. In this view, four top blocks are illustrated. For ease of reference, these blocks can be arbitrarily described as top front block 10, top left hand side block 11, top back block 12 and top right hand side block 13. Also, in FIG. 1 and all the other figures, dotted lines represent fold lines while solid internal lines represent cut lines. Thus, in FIG. 1 it can be seen that top front block 10 is hingedly connected to top left hand block 11 through hinge 14, and top back block 12 is hingedly connected to top right hand side block 13 through hinge 15. Blocks 10 and 11 are not connected to blocks 12 and 13 and this is represented b...

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Abstract

An interconnected block puzzle has blocks (10-13) shaped, and hinged together (14-16) in particular ways that improve the functionality of the puzzle and enhance its appeal to users and observers.

Description

This invention relates to a block puzzle and particularly to a block puzzle having a number of interconnected blocks.Block puzzles having blocks which are interconnected in some form are known. A common block puzzle is the Rubic.TM. cube. Interconnected blocks for childrens' toys are also known. These known blocks are interconnected in a manner which restricts the versatility of the blocks and restricts the permutations and combinations to relatively few variations which have little aesthetic appeal.After much research and experimentation, a block puzzle has now been developed having particular block shapes and block numbers and where the blocks are connected together in a particular manner to result in an improved product.OBJECT OF THE INVENTIONIt is therefore an object of the invention to provide an interconnected block puzzle which may overcome the abovementioned disadvantages or provide the public with a useful or commercial choice.In one form, the invention resides in a interco...

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IPC IPC(8): A63F9/06A63F9/08
CPCA63F9/088
Inventor CORNELIUS, BARBARASLIGH, JONATHAN PAULHERBER, VERONICA
Owner BARBARA CORNELIUS & JONATHAN PAUL SLIGH
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